Month: August 2017

The project focuses on developing a global ‘tool kit’ for agroecological approaches and indices for sustainable soil management, with particular emphasis placed on projects and partners within the CCRPThis work will include both methodologies and instrumentation for evaluating soil quality in situ as wellas the development of a framework to better understand residue and nutrient management options and limitations across diverse smallholder contexts (including local soils classification and management knowledge). We will build upon existing efforts around the globe (both methodological and theoretical) and coordinate with regional teams to refine these tools for use throughout the CCRP.

Healthy soils are important to feed the crops for high yields. All soils are not the same! Assessment of smallholder soils provides a basis for providing context based solution to improve soil health. Understanding the nutritional needs of a particular under specific socio-economic environments is vital for the adoption of soil fertility improvement technologies.